polyhedron

noun

poly·he·dron | \ ˌpä-lē-ˈhē-drən

plural polyhedrons or polyhedra\ ˌpä-lē-ˈhē-drə

Definition of polyhedron

: a solid formed by plane faces

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And the circle packing proof tells you that there’s a polyhedron that has all its edges tangent to a sphere. — Quanta Magazine, "In Search of God’s Perfect Proofs," 19 Mar. 2018 The printer cranks out up to 150 polyhedra each year – everything from models of protein crystallography to Mars' topography. — Stacey Smith Lang, WIRED, "Skeleton Key," 1 Nov. 2001

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